§ 52. Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Postmaster-General why telegrams sent from Bristol at 3.30 p.m. on 9th April did not arrive at St. Issey in Cornwall until 10.15 a.m. on 10th April.
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterWe are sorry for this delay which was caused by the handing in at Bristol of over 3,000 telegrams at 3 p.m. on 9th April. This exceptional load is more than six times the amount of traffic normally accepted there in a day and put a heavy strain on the services throughout South-West England. We are overhauling the arrangements for handling large batches of telegrams with a view to avoiding similar difficulties in the future.